Kou Ji finally hired Du Yan to help him handle the government affairs in Hexi at the price of twelve gold per day.
Du Yan's appearance and Du Yan's initiative to signal to him that he wanted to help him reminded Kou Ji of something.
Kou Ji discovered that the larger his official position, the more government affairs he had to deal with.
He can still grasp the general direction of government affairs, but he cannot grasp all the small directions.
It's not that he doesn't have the ability, it's that he doesn't have the time.
It is impossible for him to divide himself into countless pieces and assign them to every place.
"I need to recruit staff, I need to recruit a group of people to help me handle trivial matters..."
Kou Ji sat in the palace of the city lord of Xiliang City, watching Du Yan helping him handle government affairs, and sighed sincerely.
Du Yan didn't hear what he said. If Du Yan heard what he said, he would definitely roll his eyes at him.
When manpower is limited, if one person can really do everything well, then why do we need hundreds of civil and military officials in the court?
The emperor could handle everything by himself.
With Du Yan's help, Kou Ji no longer needs to lock himself in Xiliang City.
He stayed in Xiliang City for a few days, observed Du Yan's way of handling government affairs, and after confirming that Du Yan had not changed the general direction of his administration, he safely handed over the government affairs to Du Yan.
Kou Ji still knew something about Du Yan.
Although this person likes to troll others, he is one of the few upright ministers in the court.
He helped the court do things in a down-to-earth manner.
As long as it is beneficial to the court, he will never destroy it.
And many of the decrees promulgated by Kou Ji in Hexi were beneficial to the court, so he would naturally not destroy them.
Kou Ji doesn't have to worry about Du Yan profiting for himself secretly.
Given his status, if he was really greedy for money, he wouldn't need to go to great lengths to plan.
As long as he sends out the signal of greed for money, countless people will eagerly rush to his house and offer large amounts of gold, silver and jewelry.
Because he is the Yushi, the leader of the Yushitai.
What he said in court carried more weight than the six ministerial books.
If he favors one person in court, there is a high chance that he can help that person gain huge benefits.
Based on this alone, countless officials are willing to give him money to spend.
After Kou Ji handed over the government affairs in Hexi to Du Yan, he left Xiliang Mansion and rushed to Shazhou with the men patrolling the horse guard.
Not long ago, Yang Wenguang sent a letter to Kou Ji.
The war between Huangtou and Huihe has come to an end.
Yuanshan tribe and Qingtang divided the territory of Huangtou Uihe.
Qingtang took advantage of the advantage of attacking first and occupied most of the territory of Huangtou Uihe.
The Yuanshan tribe started late, so they only occupied a small part of Huangtou Uihe's territory.
Even so, the territory occupied by the Yuanshan tribe of the Huangtou Uighurs was equivalent to that of the Shazhou Uighurs before their destruction.
Now the war in Huangtou Huihe has completely ended.
There are two things that require Koji, an angel from heaven, to go over and bear witness.
One.
Yuanshan tribe and Qingtang concluded an alliance.
A third party from the Song Dynasty needs to enter and be a witness.
Second.
The Yuanshan tribe wanted to establish a foothold within the original territory of Huangtou Huihe.
It needs the angelic witness from the Great Song Dynasty.
To put it simply, when the Yuanshan tribe established a mountain in the territory of Huangtou Huihe, they needed the Song Dynasty to go over and rectify the name of the Yuanshan tribe.
Kou Ji and his men spent a full month running around the Snowy Mountains for more than half a circle before entering the territory of Huangtou Huihe.
To be precise, it is within the territory of Wonsanbu.
Zhang Yuan selected among the territories he occupied, and finally chose Chaidan City as the location of the royal court of the Yuanshan tribe.
Chaidan City is one of the few large cities under the former Huangtou Huihe rule.
The size of the city is comparable to that of Xiliang City.
The soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty led by Yang Wenguang were stationed on the east side outside Qaidan City.
On the west side of Qaidan City, there are all kinds of small tents, and soldiers and horses wearing all kinds of clothes are stationed there.
It looks like some of the small tribes in Huangtou Uihe that Zhang Yuan recovered during his conquest of Huangtou Uihe.
After Yang Wenguang and Zhang Yuan received the news of Kou Ji's arrival, they led their confidants and some leaders of small tribes to personally welcome him out of Shilidi.
Zhang Yuan also specially prepared a very luxurious bicycle frame for Kou Ji to stay in.
Kou Ji was not polite. After meeting Zhang Yuan and Yang Wenguang, they exchanged a few words and boarded the luxurious carriage.
Kou Ji is not a person who likes to show off.
But at this moment he had to show off.
His trip represents the Song Dynasty and Zhao Zhen, so it needs a certain sense of ceremony and solemnity.
Amidst the shouts of the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty, and the sparse welcome of the tribesmen in the Yuanshan tribe, Kou Ji entered Chaidan City.
Entered Chaidan City.
What you see the most are pedestrians, goods, and camels.
The war did not destroy the commerce in Qaidan City, but made the commerce in Qaidan City more prosperous.
Zhang Yuan stayed in the Western Regions for a long time and probably understood the habits of the people in the Western Regions.
Therefore, after he occupied Qaidan City, he quickly restored the business in Qaidan City.
The people in Qaidan City seemed not to have been affected by any war, and business transactions were very lively.
Kou Ji saw the prosperity of Chaidan City and had to sigh, Zhang Yuan is really a talent.
Under the guidance of Zhang Yuan, Kou Ji entered the temporary palace in Qaidan City.
Accompanied by Zhang Yuan, Yang Wenguang and the leaders of various small tribes, they watched some singing and dancing, ate some fine wine and delicacies, said some polite words, and then dispersed completely.
Not long after Zhang Yuan sent someone to resettle Kou Ji.
Yang Wenguang took the lead in finding Kou Ji.
Not long after Yang Wenguang sat down, Zhang Yuan also arrived at Kou Ji's room.
After the three of them sat down.
Kou Ji smiled with satisfaction and said: "I can see that you two got along well during the battle in Huangtou Huihe."
When Yang Wenguang heard this, he smiled and said: "Chief Yuanshan is the wisest among the many leaders of the grassland tribes I have met. For such a wise tribal leader to sincerely surrender to me, the Song Dynasty, is really a blessing to me.
The good fortune of the Song Dynasty."
Zhang Yuan said very humbly: "General Yang is just kidding. General Yang is also the most capable of fighting that I have ever seen in Yuanshan."
Yang Wenguang shook his head in shame and said: "Chief Yuanshan is joking. As far as I know, the battle of De Shengchuan was planned by leader Yuanshan. During the conquest of Huangtou Huihe, many of the opinions of leader Yuanshan also impressed Yang.
A sudden enlightenment.
In terms of being able to conquer and fight well, Yang is not as good as many of the leaders of Yuanshan."
Kou Ji said dumbfounded: "You two, stop bragging. We are not outsiders."
As soon as these words came out, Yang Wenguang and Zhang Yuan both looked at Kou Ji in astonishment.
Kou Ji said with a smile: "The Yuanshan tribe and the Great Song Dynasty are allies, and the leader of Yuanshan and I also became an alliance through blood. After careful calculation, the leader of Yuanshan and I can call each other brothers.
Since we are brothers, we are our own people, and we should not say so many polite words to our own people."
When Yang Wenguang heard this, he looked suddenly enlightened.
He was really shocked by Kou Ji's words.
He also thought that Kou Ji and leader Yuan Shan had some ulterior secrets.
It turns out that Kou Ji said this in order to close the relationship with Yuan Shanbe.
Zhang Yuan heard Kou Ji's words and instantly understood Kou Ji's thoughts. Kou Ji said this to facilitate the two people's understanding of Chu Chu in the future. He immediately said very cooperatively: "Yes... In Danshan City, Kou Tianshi wanted to gain trust.
The people of my Yuanshan tribe have made a blood alliance with me. Now they have sent a large army to help my Yuanshan tribe gain a foothold in the Western Region.
Even though Kou Angel and I are not biological brothers, we are better than biological brothers."
Yang Wenguang was very satisfied with Zhang Yuan's picking up. Very satisfied.
The Song Dynasty could have one more ally who was as loyal as a dog. He played a very important role in it. When he returned to the court later and talked about his contribution, it was also a great achievement.
If Yuan Shanbu helps the Song Dynasty to make contributions in the future, he will also have a hidden contribution.
The three of them exchanged pleasantries with each other.
Kou Ji got straight to the point: "Now that the Yuanshan tribe has established a foothold in the Western Regions, is it willing to send envoys to Bianjing City to submit letters of credence to His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to express surrender?"
Zhang Yuan hammered his chest with one hand and said very solemnly: "Yuanshan represents the Yuanshan tribe and is willing to surrender to the Celestial Empire."
Kou Ji nodded, "That's very good."
The Yuanshan tribe had not established a foothold in the Western Region before, and all agreements between Kou Ji and Zhang Yuan were oral agreements.
Now that the Yuanshan tribe has established a firm foothold in the Western Regions, it needs to submit credentials to the Song Dynasty and sign a formal alliance.
We still have to abide by the rules that need to be followed, and we still need to follow the process that needs to be followed.
After confirming that the Yuanshan tribe was willing to sincerely surrender to the Song Dynasty, Kou Ji could easily say a lot of things to the outside world, "The leader of Yuanshan is preparing to conclude an alliance with Qingtang and asked me, the Song Dynasty, to be a witness. I don't know whether the Yuanshan tribe and the Qingtang
Tang, what kind of alliance are you planning to make?"
Zhang Yuan solemnly said: "We are brothers to each other. We open border markets and are not allowed to attack each other."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
As a powerful force in the Western Region, Qingtang did not ask for tribute from the Yuanshan tribe when it concluded an alliance with the Yuanshan tribe, and also revealed its ambition to annex the Yuanshan tribe, which really surprised Kou Ji.
If Kou Ji were in Qingtang, he would not hesitate to coerce the Yuanshan tribe and ask the Yuanshan tribe to pay tribute to Qingtang.
Between countries and between forces, the most applicable thing is the law of the jungle.
Qingtang showed an uncharacteristically friendly attitude towards Yuan Shanbu. Was he worried or had another purpose?
Seeing that Kou Ji was deep in thought, Zhang Yuan whispered: "Kou Angel, I wonder when you will return the more than two thousand warriors of my Yuanshan tribe?"
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and understood the meaning of Zhang Yuan's words.
Zhang Yuankou selected more than 2,000 warriors from the mountain tribe, that is, the patrolling horse guards, who shone brightly in many battlefields in the Western Region.
There are very few warriors in the Western Region who can match their strength.
Qingtang was probably worried about the more than 2,000 warriors of the Yuanshan tribe.
To be precise, there were two thousand Motoyama warriors wearing heavy armor.
Two thousand Motoyama warriors holding muskets.
If the warriors of the Yuanshan tribe did not have heavy armor and muskets, would Qingtang still show kindness to the Yuanshan tribe?
Heavy armor and muskets are the key to determining Qingtang's attitude towards the Yuanshan tribe.
If the warriors of the Yuanshan tribe no longer have heavy armor and muskets, will Qingtang tear up the alliance in the near future?
meeting!
Definitely!
As long as Qingtang has heavy armored cavalry, it will definitely not sit still.
He will definitely expand his territory and establish supreme achievements.
Even if Qingtang had heavy armored cavalry, they would not dare to be rude to the Song Dynasty.
Because Qingtang had seen how powerful the Song Dynasty's muskets, artillery, and heavy armored cavalry were, he would definitely not fall out with the Song Dynasty until he got the muskets and artillery.
If Qingtang wants to expand its territory, it can only attack the nearest Yuanshan tribe.
Covenants are only temporary, and benefits are eternal.
After figuring out the joints, Kou Ji felt confident.
The iron kite armor captured from Xixia cannot be sold to Qingtang for the time being. Qingtang must delay the establishment of heavy armored cavalry.
Kou Ji looked at Zhang Yuan and said, "Your warriors will be back later. Before that, I have a question for Leader Yuan Shan."
Zhang Yuandao: "Kou Angel, please speak."
Kou Ji smiled and said: "How did you gain from your expedition to Huangtou Huihe this time?"
Zhang Yuan muttered: "The harvest is not small. Half of it was given to the Heavenly Soldiers of the Song Dynasty, and the other half was kept in my hands."
The Song Dynasty helped the Yuanshan tribe conquer cities and territories, so naturally they wanted to get the spoils of war.
It is impossible to help Yuan Shanbu for free.
Yang Wenguang took half of it, which was considered very polite. If it were someone like Li Zhaoliang and Gao Zhanggong, they would have taken at least 70%.
After hearing Zhang Yuan's words, Kou Ji said with a smile: "I wonder if Chief Yuanshan can give me part of your harvest."
Zhang Yuan pretended to hesitate for a moment and said solemnly: "I have decided to offer a generous gift to His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven. If Angel Kou still needs a generous private gift, Yuan Shan is willing to offer it."
Kou Ji nodded with satisfaction and said: "I won't take advantage of you in vain. My Song Dynasty soldiers and horses fought fiercely with Xixia soldiers and horses outside Yangguan and Yumen Pass, and captured a batch of heavy armor. I can sell them to
Motoyamabe.”
When Yang Wenguang heard this, he stared in shock and was about to speak to stop him.
Kou Ji glanced at him and shook his head slightly.
Yang Wenguang closed his mouth unwillingly.
When Zhang Yuan heard this, he pretended to be overjoyed and said: "Is the Celestial Empire really willing to sell the heavy armor of the Xixia soldiers and horses to my Yuanshan tribe?"
Kou Ji smiled and nodded.
Zhang Yuan said happily: "Yuan Shanbu is willing to give everything he has..."
Kou Ji smiled with satisfaction and said, "Then please ask Chief Yuan Shan to go down and make preparations early."
Zhang Yuan stood up excitedly, beat his chest, apologized, and left the room.
After Yang Wenguang kept listening to Zhang Yuan's footsteps walking away, he couldn't help but said: "Brother Xian, why did you sell the heavy armor captured from Xixia to the Yuanshan tribe?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "We don't need it, and keeping it is a waste. It's better to use the waste and drain Yuan Shanbu's money."
"How could it not be used?"
Yang Wenguang said eagerly: "Everyone knows how sharp the Xixia Iron Kite is. We have obtained their armor, and with only a few repairs, we can create another Iron Kite belonging to our Song Dynasty."